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Baron Growth Fund (BGRFX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Apr 1, 2023

The fund invests for the long term primarily in equity securities in the form of common stock of U.S. small-sized growth companies. BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO" or the "Adviser") defines small-sized companies as those, at the time of purchase, with market capitalizations up to the largest market cap stock in the Russell 2000 Growth Index at reconstitution, or companies with market capitalizations up to $2.5 billion, whichever is larger.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Baron Growth Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $279,322 for a total return of roughly 2,693.22%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


1,000.00%1,500.00%2,000.00%2,500.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
2,693.22%
746.84%
BGRFX (Baron Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Baron Growth Fund

Return

Baron Growth Fund had a return of 7.82% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.85% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Baron Growth Fund had an annualized return of 11.59%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark which had an annualized return of 10.16%.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-0.41%3.51%
Year-To-Date7.82%7.03%
6 months20.01%12.88%
1 year-4.85%-10.71%
5 years (annualized)12.03%9.25%
10 years (annualized)11.59%10.16%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20239.15%-0.81%
2022-6.71%11.71%6.77%-6.17%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current Baron Growth Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.18. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.200.000.20NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.18
-0.46
BGRFX (Baron Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Baron Growth Fund granted a 5.59% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $5.12 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$5.12$5.12$8.98$4.85$3.05$5.13$7.90$7.64$6.03$3.22$1.80$5.69

Dividend yield

5.59%6.02%8.18%5.29%4.41%10.42%15.59%19.15%16.02%8.19%4.77%20.89%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Baron Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.12
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$8.97$0.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$4.85$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.05$0.00
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.13$0.00
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$7.90$0.00
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$7.64$0.00
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$6.03
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.22
2013$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.72$0.00
2012$5.59$0.11

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-30.00%-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-17.83%
-14.33%
BGRFX (Baron Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Baron Growth Fund. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the Baron Growth Fund is 56.10%, recorded on Mar 9, 2009. It took 489 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-56.1%Oct 11, 2007353Mar 9, 2009489Feb 14, 2011842
-41.14%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 2020107Aug 24, 2020130
-37.23%Apr 6, 1998134Oct 8, 1998127Apr 5, 1999261
-34.7%Nov 8, 2021153Jun 16, 2022
-25.72%May 16, 2002206Mar 12, 2003111Aug 20, 2003317
-25.26%Sep 5, 201877Dec 24, 201875Apr 12, 2019152
-24.02%Jul 8, 201161Oct 3, 2011220Aug 17, 2012281
-21.9%Jul 17, 2015145Feb 11, 2016144Sep 7, 2016289
-19.88%Aug 15, 200123Sep 21, 200161Dec 18, 200184
-19.38%Mar 27, 2000258Apr 4, 200159Jun 28, 2001317

Volatility Chart

Current Baron Growth Fund volatility is 18.82%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
18.82%
15.42%
BGRFX (Baron Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)